Still not convinced

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Originally Posted by Doctorossi

Meanwhile, the industry is racing off in another direction, instead.

It's actually not, Doc. The industry is all moving in the same direction: high dynamic range.

The reason you have comparatively few theatrical films graded in HDR is that there are comparatively few movie theaters that are capable of projecting HDR. As you know, that is changing with Dolby Cinemas and laser projection. In the future, HDR will be the norm in theaters -- not the exception.

In the meantime, many movies that want an HDR theatrical release won't get them -- for no other reason than HDR capable auditoriums are still rare. It's nearly impossible for movies like JOY or BROOKLYN to get an HDR theatrical release when FORCE AWAKENS and REVENANT have booked literally all the HDR capable theaters in the world. What are we to make of "filmmakers intent" in those cases? Yes, the UHD-BD will have an HDR grade that was not shown in theaters -- but the reason for that has less to do with artistic intent than you probably realize.